Hilda Baci congratulates successor as world record holder for longest cooking hours

Nigeria’s Hilda Baci (Hilda Effiong Bassey) has congratulated Irish chef, Alan Fisher, for emerging the new world record holder for the longest cooking marathon (individual).

Guinness World Records confirmed Fisher’s feat on Tuesday after clocking in a time of 119 hours 57 minutes.

The Guinness World Records had on June 13, 2023 officially confirmed Baci as the new record holder for the longest cooking marathon. Baci held the record with a time of 93 hours 11 minutes, hereby surpassing India’s Lata Tondon who set the record for 87 hours 45 minutes in 2019.

Via her X account, Baci tweeted: “Huge congratulations to Alan Fisher! 119hrs 57mins is a huge achievement, and I wish him all the best as the new world record holder!

“Just as Chef Lata respectfully acknowledged the new record holder by updating her bio and later fine tuning the wording I’ve adjusted mine too. Achieving such a record is no small feat, and I know this firsthand.

“I have only the greatest admiration for the hard work it took for Alan to reach such heights. Sportsmanship is about recognizing progress, whether the accolade is in my bio or not. I remain a record holder in spirit and in history. Let’s celebrate achievement and the spirit of competition.

“I’m so happy to have held a record so prestigious and profound I will forever be honored and grateful for all the love and support.”